From Longman Business Dictionaryoriginationo‧rig‧i‧na‧tion /əˌrɪdʒəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]1FINANCE the process of arranging and supplying a loan, especially a MORTGAGE (=loan for buying a house)the loan origination and funding functions of banksAnorigination fee is generally charged.2the work involved in making something from the beginning through to the finished productHow efficiently can our organization implement an idea from origination to commercialization?The group incurred heavyorigination costs in developing its video catalogue.